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varre. If the grand-conservator happened to he either anArragonian or a native of Valencia, he had a right to thecastellany of Emposta, otherwise called the grand-priory ofArragon.

The bailiwic of Majorca was bestowed indiscriminately on

the inhabitants of that island, or on the Catalonians; and the

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bailiwic of Caspa on the Arragonians and Valencians. Fromthis dignity the professor was named for the castellany ofEmposta.

The title of the bailiwic of Negropont, at present in parti-bus and possessed by the Turks, was alternatively given to thelanguages of Arragon and Castille. This might be quitted tobecome chief of the inn, and also by the mutition of the samebailiwic.

The dignity of grand-bailiff belonged indiscriminately tothe German and Bohemian knights. This gave a right to thegrand-priory of Germany, which was of more ancient date inthe order than the grand-bailiwic.

The chancellor might have been named grand-prior ofCastille, and in that case he became a grandee of Spain..The grand-priory of Crato was in Portugal; but the grand-chancellor could not be appointed to it, lest he should offendthe king of Portugal, who pretended that the patronage of thatdignity belonged to his crown.

The grand-commander, who was pillier of the language ofProvence, might formerly have held the grand-priory of Hun-